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    Help! I've been stuck in a bulking cycle for 45 years.

    Posts: 4,733 Member
    edited January 22 in Chit-Chat
    I'd like to get back to my starting weight before all of this bulking started back in 1967. Is it possible? What should I do differently?

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    • Posts: 3,958 Member
      chew backwards.
    • Posts: 6,490 Member
      You're either not being patient enough or you've put yourself in starvation mode. Up your calories for 5 to 10 years and see how that works. You may gain weight for the first 3 or 4 but be patient and stick with it as it's probably water weight.
    • Posts: 2,780 Member
      Whatever Benjamin Button did seemed to work wonders.
    • Posts: 8,897 Member
      Start wearing diapers and use baby shampoo. That's got to make you teeeeeeny again.
    • Posts: 3,653 Member
      It took you 45 years to put on the weight, you think it's going to come off overnight??? Eat at a deficit for about 20 years and then at maintenance for 20 and eventually after you pass your weight will regress to your starting weight. It takes time.
    • Posts: 34,971 Member
      Whatever Benjamin Button did seemed to work wonders.

      :laugh:
    • Posts: 963 Member
      1. Do cardio for 2 hrs a day.
      2. Only eat 1000 calories a day.
    • Posts: 4,733 Member
      It took you 45 years to put on the weight, you think it's going to come off overnight??? Eat at a deficit for about 20 years and then at maintenance for 20 and eventually after you pass your weight will regress to your starting weight. It takes time.

      that's too long. i want to get there by Saturday.

      doesn't anyone here watch Dr. Oz? can one of you please help me?!
    • Posts: 6,490 Member
      Whatever Benjamin Button did seemed to work wonders.

      Yep, this should have you back to 9 pounds 4 ounces in no time
    • Posts: 10,161 Member
      You just have to recalculate your TDEE from a web page. Ta daa!
    • Posts: 549 Member
      show previous quotes

      that's too long. i want to get there by Saturday.

      doesn't anyone here watch Dr. Oz? can one of you please help me?!

      By Saturday is totally doable.
    • Posts: 11,118 Member
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      By Saturday is totally doable.

      Not without the proper supplementation. Visit my website for more info.
    • Posts: 2,633 Member
      Whatever Benjamin Button did seemed to work wonders.

      I love u
    • Posts: 1,573 Member
      chew backwards.


      :laugh:
    • Posts: 18,771 Member
      Can I interest you in some shakeology or visalus? Contact me offline for a special deal.
    • Posts: 59
      Well, my "bulking didn't start in 67, but it did start in 91. I started out at 220 lbs and last year I was at 310 lbs. My heaviest weight was 330 about 7 years ago. I got serious about getting my health on track in August of 2012 and I have lost 67 lbs so far. The changes that I have made have not been diet, but proper exercise (5 times/week) and eating to fuel my body.
      You can do this, but your going to have to change habits. Don't try to do it incrementally, just jump in and stick with it for 6 weeks (which is the general rule for how long it takes to change a bad habit to a good habit). Then don't let it go!
    • Posts: 368 Member
      Begin with your least favorite body part. Lop it off. Repeat until you're at goal.
    • Posts: 4,733 Member
      Well, my "bulking didn't start in 67, but it did start in 91. I started out at 220 lbs and last year I was at 310 lbs. My heaviest weight was 330 about 7 years ago. I got serious about getting my health on track in August of 2012 and I have lost 67 lbs so far. The changes that I have made have not been diet, but proper exercise (5 times/week) and eating to fuel my body.
      You can do this, but your going to have to change habits. Don't try to do it incrementally, just jump in and stick with it for 6 weeks (which is the general rule for how long it takes to change a bad habit to a good habit). Then don't let it go!

      i think you may need a hint on this one.

      i was born in 1967.
    • Posts: 4,733 Member
      Can I interest you in some shakeology or visalus? Contact me offline for a special deal.

      who are you who is so wise in the ways of science?

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